The William Paterson University Department of Language, Literature, Culture and Writing (LLCW) is pleased to announce the winner and a runner up for the fourth annual NJ High School Writing Contest! This year's contest was judged by Dr. John Parras: the BA/MFA Coordinator for WP's Creative Writing program, as well as Map Literary's editor-in-chief. Dr. Parras received a B.A. in Creative Writing from Carnegie Mellon University and a Ph.D. in English & Comparative Literature from Columbia University. ​